Portrait tattoo ideas

1,209 photos and flash · 56% Realism, 18% Neo-trad · Upper arm most common

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Four views of a realism leg sleeve in black, grey and red tones, showing two headdress portraits, a howling wolf, a horse, an eagle and a dreamcatcher on the leg.
Realism leg sleeve with portraits and wildlife
Colour traditional style tattoo of a woman in a patterned headband with pink and yellow flowers and a red rose, on the outer thigh.
Traditional woman portrait and rose on thigh
Two colour tattoos on a pair of thighs, one of Elsa from Frozen and one of Ariel from The Little Mermaid, each in an ornate oval frame in neo-traditional style.
Elsa and Ariel framed portraits on thighs
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character with black hair and glasses inside a pink and purple scalloped frame on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon character portrait in a scalloped frame
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a man and a woman in portrait, with a large red rose, spider web and green leaves.
Portrait couple and red rose on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a tan dog with its tongue out and a pink bandana, on the upper leg.
Realistic dog portrait with pink bandana
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on a calf and thigh showing feathers, a dreamcatcher mandala and a woman's face, with a compass and clouds tattoo on the other leg.
Feather, dreamcatcher and portrait leg sleeve
Colour tattoo of a meerkat in a gilded oval frame with a meerkat sculpture on top and a Simples banner, on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Meerkat portrait in a gilded frame on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with a sculpted updo and wing detail, on the outer thigh.
Profile of a woman with a wing on the thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with flowing hair and birds above, sitting on the upper thigh.
Sugar skull woman on thigh
Black and grey realism portrait of a woman with long hair, a hand raised to her head and red lips, tattooed on the outer thigh, with flowers beside her.
Portrait of a woman with flowers on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and a face on the outer thigh, with a small line tattoo on the ribs.
Roses and portrait tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with braided hair, flowers, feathers and a geometric headband on the thigh.
Woman portrait with flowers on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a blonde pin-up woman in a sailor top and belt, saluting, on the outer thigh.
Pin-up woman in sailor top on a thigh
Back view of a person with a large greyscale skull tattoo across the back, portrait tattoos down the thighs and a sleeve on the arm, wearing a purple thong.
Skull and portrait back and leg tattoos in greyscale
Traditional style tattoo of a moustached man with red devil horns, green bow tie and laurel wreath, on the thigh.
Horned gentleman portrait on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of a woman's face and curly hair built from triangular facets, placed on the outer upper thigh.
Geometric portrait on the thigh
Two-panel photo of a person lying on white bedding, with pastel mermaid scale tattoos covering the legs and hips and yellow and green fins on the thighs and calves.
Pastel mermaid scale tattoo across legs and back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised woman's face with a rose, rosebuds and leaves above it, on the thigh.
Geometric portrait and rose on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head with a full mane on the upper thigh.
Lion head on thigh
Realism tattoo of a vintage pin-up woman in a black swimsuit and headband, kneeling on the outer thigh, shown from two angles.
Vintage pin-up woman on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a woman's face inside a solid black circle, with the words STRANGE and I MYSELF AM and AND UNUSUAL, on the outer thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Strange and unusual portrait on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoos on a thigh and knee, including a woman's portrait, a rose, peony leaves, script lines and a feather on the lower leg.
Portrait, rose and script on thigh and knee
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat with green eyes in an ornate filigree frame with roses, on the thigh.
Cat portrait in an ornate frame on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo on an upper thigh showing an older grey-haired man in a suit holding a card with a black and grey hairy creature on it.
Realistic portrait of a grey-haired man on a thigh
Black fine-line geometric tattoo of a woman's face and hair made of triangular facets, on the outer thigh.
Geometric face portrait on the thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a woman's face with a plaited braid and large red poppies on the outer thigh.
Realistic portrait of a woman with poppies on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a grey tabby cat's face framed by an ornate orange, red and blue mandala on the outer thigh.
Cat portrait in an ornate mandala on a thigh
Grey shaded tattoo of a woman in profile with a hair bun, holding a small red rose, on the outer thigh.
Woman in profile holding a rose on a thigh
Black and white photo of tattooed forearms and hands gripping a skateboard, with a traditional rose and a woman's portrait on the left forearm and a heart design on the back of the right hand.
Tattooed hands and forearms gripping a skateboard
Colour tattoo of a curly-haired boy in sunglasses with the words EAT YOUR HEART OUT above, on the upper thigh in a traditional style.
Sunglasses portrait with Eat your heart out slogan
Neo-traditional tattoo of a dog wearing a top hat, monocle and red bow tie inside an oval frame, on the thigh.
Dog in top hat and monocle on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bearded sailor in a knit cap with a pipe, rope and red rose, on the thigh.
Bearded sailor portrait with rope and rose
Black and grey realism tattoos of roses and a woman's portrait on a thigh, with a bird on the upper arm, in a greyscale photo.
Roses and portrait on a thigh and arm
Black and grey realism tattoos of four women's portraits above Stay Gold lettering in blackletter across both thighs.
Four portraits and Stay Gold lettering on thighs
Colour tattoo of a woman in profile with a sailing ship in her hair, red cheek circles and blue accents, on the outer thigh, shown in two photos.
Sailor woman with ship in hair on thigh
Black and grey ram head tattoo with curled horns and fine dotwork shading on a thigh, shown twice side by side.
Ram head tattoo on a thigh
Realism tattoo on a thigh showing a woman's face half turned into a skull, beside a red rose and a line of black script.
Half skull portrait and rose on thigh
Black fine-line tattoo of two faces in profile inside a rectangular frame, placed on the thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Two profiles in a line-art frame on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a woman with long locs and a patterned headband, set against green foliage on the outer thigh.
Realistic colour portrait of a woman on a leg
Two black and grey traditional cameo tattoos on the thighs, one showing a man in profile and one a woman with a rose in her hair, each with a scroll banner beneath.
Matching cameo portraits on thighs
Colour tattoo of a red-haired Art Nouveau woman framed by a golden halo and white flowers, placed on the outer thigh.
Art Nouveau woman with halo on thigh
Traditional style tattoos of ships, roses and a sailor portrait on a woman's stomach and upper thigh, with her face cropped out of frame.
Ships, roses and a sailor on torso and thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with a flower crown, monstera leaves and red roses on the thigh.
Woman portrait with flowers and roses on thigh
Two traditional-style tattoos on a pair of thighs: a bearded man in profile beside a compass and flowers, and a woman in a headscarf beside a red rose.
Portraits, compass and rose on the thighs
Black and grey realism tattoo on a thigh showing a clock with Roman numerals, a shaded rose and ornamental scrollwork.
Clock and rose thigh sleeve
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a pug's face inside a grey ornate scrolled frame, placed on the upper thigh.
Pug portrait in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with wavy hair, two roses and tear drops on a thigh.
Woman with roses and tears on a thigh